Welcome to the Brigham and Women's Hospital CERT

This Health Information Technology Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERT) is based at Brigham and Women's Hospital is led by Principal Investigator David W. Bates, MD, MSc and focuses on translating health information technology (HIT) research into improved clinical practices.

This CERT will address therapeutics issues related to appropriateness, safety, and efficacy in ambulatory, inpatient and transitional care settings within the context of HIT.

As a result of increasing implementation and use of HIT and electronic prescribing, this CERT, its cores and its projects, will provide information, strategies, and tools for utilizing HIT to advance clinical practices relating to medication safety, effectiveness, and cost.